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TakemetotheBurrow 
"Thornton, Hi." Maddie smiled a little at the younger Ravenclaw, happy to have the company. His company in particular meant a lot these days, considering. She was just really glad that he was back in her life because it didn't feel right when they weren't talking and she didn't like fighting with him, if that's what you could call the awkwardness and hurt feelings that had happened. "Not really. I was just browsing, I guess. This place looks a bit worse for wear, doesn't it?" She made no effort to talk quietly because in all honesty, she hoped the shopkeeper would hear and do something about the smell, at the very least.
"What about you?" The fifteen year old nudged the boy gently. "Shopping for anything in particular?"
Hurt feelings. Embarrassment. Awkwardness. Rejection. Really, you could pick any of those terms and it would probably have applied to how Thornton had felt over the last six months. And truthfully, he wasn't entire over it.
But he was trying.
It was getting easier to laugh with her, which he did when she assessed the shop.
"Almost like it might fall down around us," Thornton replied, perhaps a little softer than she had been.
"But, given how it smells... maybe that's not such a bad thing." He rocked a little on his feet as she nudged him.
"I thought a pair of Spectrespecs might be fun for my sister."
His eyes scanned the shelves as he spoke, trying to see what else he might get. Her birthday wasn't until April, but Thornton wanted to be prepared, especially if he didn't manage to get down to the village again.
"what do you think?"